Determining whether logic statements are true or false.

B. The claim "If it is raining, the exposed surfaces will be wet" is an argument composed of simple statements.

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These are tricky questions. You must think them through carefully.

A. All reasonable arguments are true. I think this statement is most likely. But it depends on what type of argument you are making. An empirical claim (one observed by facts) can be reasonable and false. But a reasonable analytical claim is always true. For example, an analytical claim is: all bachelors are unmarried men, Ben is not married, therefore Ben is a bachelor. If A and B are correct then the conclusion must be true. But empirical ...